NHL roundup: Blues blitz Avs behind 2 hat tricks

Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals to record hat tricks as the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 in Denver on Saturday night.

Schenn, who also had an assist, now has four career hat tricks, while Buchnevich, who had two short-handed goals, has three career hat tricks.

Torey Krug had a goal and an assist, Alexey Toropchenko also scored and Robert Thomas added four assists for the Blues. Jordan Binnington made 36 saves for St. Louis.

Mikko Rantanen and Jack Johnson had goals, Alexandar Georgiev turned away 22 shots before leaving early in the third period and Ivan Prosvetov made 12 saves in relief for the Avalanche.

Canadiens 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Kaiden Guhle's rush up ice for a backhand goal at 2:13 of overtime lifted Montreal to a come-from-behind win over visiting Boston.

Nick Suzuki scored his fourth goal in as many games and Brendan Gallagher also lit the lamp for Montreal, which has won back-to-back contests in overtime. Guhle also added an assist as the Habs scored two goals in a rapid-fire span in the third period. Sam Montembeault made 26 saves in the win, 13 of which came in the third.

Brad Marchand logged a goal and an assist to lead the Bruins, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy had an assist in his first game after completing a four-game, NHL-levied suspension for an illegal check to the head. Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots in the loss.

Oilers 4, Kraken 1

Zach Hyman scored a natural hat trick in a span of 8:44 in the first period as Edmonton snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory against host Seattle.

Dylan Holloway also tallied for the Oilers, who had lost eight of their past nine games and entered the weekend tied with San Jose with